Monday, March 07, 2011

RADIO MUSIC

You've heard music on the radio? How 'bout music from radio? Cage did it back in the '50s, and more recently, Chicago's Jeff Kolar has released a free on-line EP of music made from radio broadcasts. Kolar is an accomplished artist and conceptualist - I especially like the music for hisMahomet Aquifer Project - but for this project, he tells me: "...all material was generated and composed by/through the use of homemade radio receivers and transmitters. Within the pdf booklet there is a circuit diagram of the low-powered transmitter I designed. All analog material - no digital."

The first track is ambient static, eventually developing into more 'musical' tracks, including some amusingly kitschy old ads.

Coincidentally, I've been diggin' an album called "Radio" by Exile (no, not the guys who did that horrible '70s "Kiss You All Over" song) that is made entirely from Los Angeles radio. Excellent head-nodding avant-hip-hop that DJ Shadow wishes he made.

I found in love with the album of "exile" the very first time that i heard it. That was some time ago and i played it on my radio show right away, these 2 songs were also my favorites . You can find 2 "exile-radio" compilations of remixes online ... but not as good as the original material if you ask me.

here it is http://thedirtyscience.bandcamp.com/album/exile-radio-remixes

and therehttp://www.musicme.com/Exile-Radio/albums/Am-fm-0612651010224.html

By the way, Le Mamie Van Doren Show link has change please update to my regular blog where i post the radio show podcast and playlist too >> http://doyouspeakenglishradio.blogspot.com/